Part 8Compulsory purchase

Acquisition of land for development

I199Compulsory acquisition of land for development etc

1

Section 226 of the principal Act (compulsory acquisition of land for development and other planning purposes) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1)—

a

the first “which” is omitted;

b

for paragraph (a) there is substituted the following paragraph—

a

if the authority think that the acquisition will facilitate the carrying out of development, re-development or improvement on or in relation to the land,

c

in paragraph (b) at the beginning there is inserted “ which ”.

3

After subsection (1) there is inserted the following subsection—

1A

But a local authority must not exercise the power under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) unless they think that the development, re-development or improvement is likely to contribute to the achievement of any one or more of the following objects—

a

the promotion or improvement of the economic well-being of their area;

b

the promotion or improvement of the social well-being of their area;

c

the promotion or improvement of the environmental well-being of their area.

4

Subsection (2) is omitted.

5

Nothing in this section affects a compulsory purchase order made before the commencement of this section.